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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






2. Name six sources of grains






3. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






4. Sources of fats






5. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






6. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






7. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






8. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






9. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






10. Fats can lead to some medical problems






11. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






12. When does BMR increase?






13. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






14. What foods have high quality protein?






15. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






16. What function is vitamin D?






17. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






18. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






19. What is the function of vitamin C?






20. How many calories/gram is protein?






21. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






22. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






23. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






24. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






25. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






26. What function is vitamin A?






27. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






28. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






29. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






30. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






31. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






32. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






33. When does BMR decrease?






34. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






35. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






36. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






37. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






38. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






39. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






40. What are healthy sources of fats?






41. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






42. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






43. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






44. What is normal albumin levels?






45. Where can you get more vitamin D?






46. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






47. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






48. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






49. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






50. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?